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Reports in Portugal are claiming that Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho has been “scouted” by the Hammers yet again. Portuguese paper O Jogo (translated and reported by Sport Witness) say that West Ham had representatives at the Estadio do Dragao last Friday night to watch Carvalho and Sporting Lisbon as they lost 2-1 to league leaders Porto […]

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According to WestHamWorld.co.uk  Hammers scouts are going to Germany to watch a Bundesliga 2 fixture in the coming weeks. The player in their sites is claimed to be Marvin Ducksch, who is a forward currently playing for Holstein Kiel. The German attacker has scored 13 goals and assisted five times whilst recording three Man of the Match […]

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Claudio Ranieri accused former Hammer Dimitri Payet of ungentlemanly conduct after the Marseille midfielder’s refusal to throw the ball back to his side following a stoppage after injury. Payet refused to give the ball back to Nantes after they had purposely kicked it out of play to allow treatment of two injured players. Nantes stopped play […]

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Former Hammer Tony Cottee has called for change to resolve current West Ham fan frustration. Speaking on TalkSport radio TC said: “I think you’ve got to understand how the fans feel at the moment, they are very, very frustrated, this has been going on for the last two years really, the last two seasons,  lot […]

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  By Allen Cummings   How big is a big game? Seems we’ve faced so many ‘big games’ recently we’ve almost become blasé about them but in the grand scheme of things the visit of Burnley on Saturday isn’t just big – it’s massive! The reason for that is two-fold. Obviously we need the three […]

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Pablo Zabaleta has reminded his team-mates their fate is in their own hands and that they have to rely on other teams’ results. The near ever present right back has declared that “the key is to come into training every day, work hard and prepare physically and mentally.” He added: “The pressure is always there, whether […]

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Little Isla Caton has successfully had a tumour removed from her brain according to her parents.   The three-year-old, who is suffering from Neuroblastoma and whose plight has captured the hearts of all West Ham supporters has been at the centre of a huge fund raising campaign to send her to America where it is […]

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The West Ham United Independent Supporters Association (WHUISA) wishes to register its disappointment that the group has been unable to gain permission to hold a peaceful, lawful demonstration this Saturday, 10th March 2018. Correspondence received today from Newham Council stated “it would be beneficial to all parties if we could postpone for a short period of time […]

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Prime minister Theresa May visited the site of the former Boleyn Ground yesterday. Mrs May had been visiting the Upton Gardens development site on Monday, the same day that she delivered a speech pledging to do all she could to tackle delays in house-building in order to get “the right homes in the right places”. May […]

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West Ham have made a statement following the release of their financial accounts at companies house today: The summary on WHUFC.com says: West Ham United’s accounts for the 2016/17 season have today been published. Highlights  Profit of £43million in the year, up from a loss of £4.9m the previous year. Sale of Boleyn Ground generated […]

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West Ham’s newly announced financial accounts show a record turnover and record profit but mostly due to the new TV deal which came in last season. The accounts published at companies house today show figures for last season up to 31st May 2017. The main areas show: O Turnover increase of 28.9% (£41.2m) from £142.1m to £183.3m […]

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The Hammers are this morning being reported as holding an interest in goalkeeper Marco Meneghetti has been confirmed by the president of his current club. The 17-year-old made his debut for Serie C side Pordenone earlier this season and according to Sky Italia is at the centre of major interest from the club. Now Pordenone […]

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This may just be the funniest ‘Mike on Monday’ yet. Our favourite West Ham comic is back on the case with events at the club – sad as they are – representing a mine of comedy gold for Mr Manera. In a week of on/off marches, a 4-1 defeat and the confrontation between fans and […]

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Former Southampton Player Liaison Officer Hugo Scheckter has joined West Ham as the new head of player care. Hugo speaking on social media said today:  “‪Incredibly excited to announce that I will be joining West Ham their new Head of Player Care. Hugely honoured to be joining a club like West Ham lead their new […]

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David Moyes was hit by a huge double blow today when he learned both Winston Reid and Sam Byram will miss the remainder of the season. Both defenders were ruled out after scans today when it became clear that Reid’s knee problem and Byram’s ankle would see them miss the last nine games of the season. […]

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Photographs of Bobby Moore which have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery and have gone on display to mark this year’s World Cup and the 25th anniversary of his death. The exhibition includes some unusual images of a working footballer: winning the ball from George Best, playing chess with Franz Beckenbauer. And the more […]

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Guest blog by Terry Driscoll As a young lad I remember asking my great uncle if he ever went to watch West Ham play and his reply made me smile: “Not since they moved from the memorial ground son, Upton Park isn’t even in West Ham, they shouldn’t be allowed to use the name they […]

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David Moyes had made it clear that the next two games against Burnley and Southampton are about as critical as it gets. Talking to the official site the manager said: “The next two games could define the season. We’ve got games now that we know we can get something from. Before, I thought a point a […]

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Andy Carroll was spotted by a young West Ham fan out boozing until the early hours of the morning hours before his team lost 4-1 to Swansea. The injured striker was photographed with his friends surrounded by empty lager glasses at his local Speak Easy bar in Epping, Essex. Fan Luke Neat who spotted him […]

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David Moyes has issued a stark relegation warning to reporters yesterday following West Ham’s 4-1 defeat saying his players and himself will not be around next season if performances don’t improve. “They have been told this was miles and miles away from where I’m going – or they are going,” Moyes told reporters in Wales. […]

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Centre back Winston Reid suffered a serious injury to his knee on Saturday and could be out for some time as the club waits for results of medical scans. James Collins has suffered a hamstring injury with keeping out of a return to his native country on Saturday with no return date scheduled for the […]

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Winston Reid picked up a serious injury on Saturday that could see the defender out for the remainder of the season. The centre-back overextended his knee was also knocked out unconscious during a first-half incident at the Liberty Stadium. TV replays showed Reid’s foot appeared to lodge in the ground and he remained on the deck […]

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Regular CandH blogger Allen Cummings offers his most heartfelt blog yet on events on and off the pitch in Wales yesterday.   For the past sixty years I have been a supporter of West Ham United. This is the club I have loved from boyhood to manhood and now through to a more gentler age. […]

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David Gold was surrounded by so called Hammers fans as his car attempted to leave  Wales yesterday after the 4-1 defeat by Swansea. For the second time in a few weeks he was abused and sworn at by a group of fans whose car had stopped in front of his when he chose to get […]

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Sam Byram in admitting “we are right down in it” refuses to blame injuries for Saturday’s awful performance at Swansea. Speaking to the official site the right back said: We’re very disappointed. It was a six-point game and now we’re right down in it. We need to pick ourselves up and go again because we’re in […]

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David Moyes has been elaborating on his post match comments after the shocking defeat at Swansea yesterday. The manager declared himself embarrassed by what he had earlier claimed was the worst performance during his time at the club. And he added: “We had no intensity in our play, we thought we could just stroll about. […]

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